The last winner of a brokered convention from either party

[silvershadow]

who went on to become President was FDR. 😊

[Ned_Devine]

1. Yeah!

[NHprogressive]

2. Let's go with "hopeful omen" on this one

Although, with any luck, the many remaining voters will speak their mind loudly enough to override any superdelegate advantage and usher in a progressive president.

[mountain grammy]

3. Really! Very interesting.

[onehandle]

4. Yeah, but Trump is no FDR.

Our convention won't be brokered, so I assume you're talking about theirs.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

5. On one hand, it will be compelling TV

If you can stomach the RW swill, you'll witness the political geek equivalent of a solar eclipse. Maybe this was the plan all along - try to keep the delegates close and the media interest high through summer? However, I see no scenario right now that ends well for the GOP in a brokered convention unless Trump can be perceived as picking the candidate. Otherwise, he and his followers will take their ball, go home, and start an independent run.

[Ken Burch]

7. No...JFK had a first-ballot majority. He just barely got it, though.

It was Wyoming that put him over the top.

[Renew Deal]

8. Who was the last to lose?

[SheilaT]

9. For the Republicans, Dewey in 1948.

For the Democrats, Stevenson in 1952. And those both were the last brokered conventions either party had. Both have changed things so that a brokered convention is far less likely than in the past.

[longship]

10. A concise and informative thread. R&K nt